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Re: Pacers/Magic Postgame Thread 1/16/13

Orlando won. They played exceptionally well, we didn't play particularly well. We were lazy on defense, they made lots of 3's. I don't think there's very much to say about this one, it really isn't telling of much. We were the road team on the second half of a back to back, and we didn't bring the energy we needed to win.

Re: Pacers/Magic Postgame Thread 1/16/13

Nice interaction between McBob and Tyler after the game. Plus the return of McBeard, always nice to see.

Magic hit some stupid shots at times, they were on fire. Some of it was tired Pacers, but really the 0 bench points at halftime hurt even more I think. Eventually you have to score to put them into tougher half court sets while allowing your defense to set up.

I had it as a travel loss in the prediction thread so I can shake it off. Still I really thought they could get it after last night. I'll be so happy when this 4 game West trip is over.

Re: Pacers/Magic Postgame Thread 1/16/13

Gerald Green is currently 29.4% from the 3-point line, why won't the he stop, I am sure, they get stat-sheets of their performance, yet he continues to shoot at-least 3 (3 pointers) a game.

Maybe because he's been a career 35% shooter, significantly higher than that when he played more minutes? Should Hibbert stop shooting entirely? Let's not lose sight of the big picture here. We're 3rd in the East with Granger coming back soon and we're not even at the All Star Break yet. The wise thing to do is to let Green (and Augustin) shoot their way out of their slumps now, before the season starts to wind down and the playoff picture becomes clearer.

Re: Pacers/Magic Postgame Thread 1/16/13

The Magic shot 51% from 3, 43% from 2. Just on 3PM alone, the Magic were up 30 points (12 makes vs 2 makes).

Pacers better from 2, got to the line more, got more FGAs. And while I'm sure the 29 assists look good, let's keep in mind that rotating the ball to or kicking out to a 3pt shot gets you an assist. A lot of 3PA come off of passes just due to the nature of the shot. Few guys do a bunch of moves into a 3, usually only needing a couple of dribbles to get over a shooting screen at most.

I know they had some good looks, but I also saw JJ Redick hit a Chuck Person special heat check. Some nights you have the shooting legs under you and it covers up all the other crappy things you are doing.

Re: Pacers/Magic Postgame Thread 1/16/13

Maybe because he's been a career 35% shooter, significantly higher than that when he played more minutes? Should Hibbert stop shooting entirely? Let's not lose sight of the big picture here. We're 3rd in the East with Granger coming back soon and we're not even at the All Star Break yet. The wise thing to do is to let Green (and Augustin) shoot their way out of their slumps now, before the season starts to wind down and the playoff picture becomes clearer.

At least Hibbert attempts high-percentage shots, Green's problem is he refuses to drive and simply takes the three, he isn't a spot-up shooter.